{"id":855,"date":"2025-01-13T08:51:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T08:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weightloss.catherineliew.com\/?p=855"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:51:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T08:51:55","slug":"the-biggest-lie-about-weight-loss-and-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weightloss.catherineliew.com\/?p=855","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Lie About Weight Loss And Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Exercise does NOT help with weight loss&#8221;\u2014you\u2019ve probably heard that claim making the rounds lately. But is it really true? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>Ollie puts on his part-time scientist hat and dives into the latest research to uncover what these bold statements about exercise and weight loss actually mean. 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